‘Sopranos’ Actor & Brooklyn Firefighter Commits Suicide
John Costelloe (pictured above left) shocked family and friends by committing suicide this holiday season.
Costelloe, a former FDNY firefighter, shot himself in the head in his basement bedroom on Dec. 16, cops and pals said.
Costelloe had a crucial four-episode arc on “The Sopranos” in 2006, playing short-order cook Jim “Johnny Cakes” Witowski.
In real life, Costelloe worked 11 years at Ladder Cos. 109 and 110 in Brooklyn before retiring in 1998.
Costelloe’s loved ones said goodbye to him Tuesday during a funeral Mass at St. Michael’s Church in Sunset Park.
“Sopranos” actors Steve Buscemi and Gannascoli attended the wake and funeral. Buscemi and Costelloe were friends dating back to their pre-acting days in the FDNY.
Costelloe killed himself in the middle of a run in the off-off-Broadway ensemble play “Gang of Seven,” which had received sterling reviews – including two printed the day after he died.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
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